Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace re-signed with the Browns in March knowing Colt McCoy was "the guy" heading into training camp, but it won't stop him from trying hard to beat out McCoy for the starting job. "You have to [have that fire]," Wallace said Thursday while driving from Dallas to Camp Colt III at the University of Texas, which runs through Saturday. "That doesn't go away. That's why I've been playing nine years now and I'm never going to give that up. I still want the opportunity to go out and be able to play myself, so I'm not just going to sit back and watch. I'd rather go out there and play." Wallace said he's fine if the Browns tell him point-blank that McCoy has the edge in camp. "Colt is a younger kid and he's from Texas and people know him," Wallace said. "He should get the opportunity to be the starter and I'm not worried about that. But I'm comfortable with this system and I'm going to prepare every day like I'm the starter. That's what I've got to do." Wallace, who signed a three-year deal worth $9 million plus incentives, isn't conceding anything. He has spent seven seasons in this West Coast offense under then-Seahawks coach and current Browns President Mike Holmgren and knows it inside and out. "It's great to know that you're going into a situation where you've already got the upper hand on a lot of that stuff," Wallace said. "The terminology is very similar to what I'm used to and that's one of the biggest things." A ninth-year pro, Wallace said although new coach Pat Shurmur and Holmgren repeatedly have said they're going with McCoy, he knows anything can happen. "I don't wish anything bad on anybody, but I've got to be prepared," said Wallace. "If he's ready to go by kickoff, they'll make that decision. It's a great opportunity for Colt to go out there and show what he can do in this style offense." Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Aside from Brady and Cassel, who in the last decade have gotten their big shot when the starting QB has done down?
Wallace has a few minor chances...to bad they were with bad Seattle teams. He's a solid backup and could be a decent starter for a team like Minnesota or Arizona.
Unless injured, McCoy will be the starter in 2011. I don't think McCoy will put up crazy numbers but I do believe he is a winner and can be a good game manager. With the good running game Cleveland has he doesn't have to do everything by himself.
I plan on winning the powerball lottery. Wallace is a decent backup but wouldn't want to depend on him for a long stretch. I like McCoy as a qb. He certainly has the running game to help him run the offense.
Wallace at his best is an an above average Colt McCoy overall. Too bad his best is too far and few between these days. Colt has to get the snaps, he's the one with the brightest upside and the team is improving around him.
